Parental Tech Support

I am so thankful for friends and family that support and strengthen my job as a parent.  I love that they are open enough to share their own struggles with the hard days that come.  I think too many people think they stand alone, and assume that they are the only one with a child that is finding their own way.  Too many assume that everyone else's family has it all figured out.  We are all together in this job we call parenting.  We all started in the mail room, and we are each others tech support.  No one got the deluxe model that came with the multi-lingual instruction manual.  No one got a map, or GPS, or child raising app updates, or a lifetime warranty.  We just willingly got on the roller coaster and clicked the tiny metal buckle. Sometimes we wave our hands wildly trying to get someone's attention in hopes of having them stop the ride.  Sometimes we just close our eyes and hang on.  And in between those moments we have courage and faith that helps us let go and hold our hands above our heads and smile.  Because we know it is worth it.

 Our children take a little piece of our heart when they are born, and walk around with it for the rest of their lives.  And we don't ever get to put it back.